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'HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR BASED ON OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. THE CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA 1914-1918. VOLUME I.' [184r] (372/454)
The record is made up of 1 volume (223 folios). It was created in 1923. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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RIVER CRAFT
341
river steamers, and he pointed out that the seven “ p ”
steamers (sent to comply with General Barrett’s demand)
would during the period of low water be confined to certain
reaches of the river, whereas, on the other hand, the length
of our communications tended to increase. The “ P ”
steamers were, in fact, not well suited to the Tigris at any
time, and although the six tugs asked for in May would be
useful for towing barges, they would never, he said, be as
convenient for troop movements as the river steamers.
A detailed specification for the nine steamers asked for and
a statement showing the available river craft in Mesopotamia
were attached.
The supplementary letter of the 17th July asked for more
craft, bringing General Nixon’s total demand to six paddle
steamers, three stern-wheelers, eight tugs (including six* asked
for in May), forty-three barges and six launches.
The construction of the launches was at once put in hand in
India, but the Viceroy telegraphed to the
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
on the
3rd August asking them to arrange in England for the con
struction of the remainder, saying that the specifications would
follow by letter. This letter, which forwarded the whole of
General Nixon’s communications on the subject, and which
recommended strongly the acceptance of his proposal, was
despatched from India on the 5th August. On the 26th August
the Viceroy again telegraphed to the
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
giving General
Nixon’s order of priority for the construction of these craft,
but adding that, in view of the urgency of the case, he con
sidered that the vessels should be constructed simultaneously,
and that it was imperative that they should be supplied earlier
than in from six to twelve months’ time.
On the 25th September General Nixon telegraphed that every
thing possible should be done to expedite the delivery of these
river craft, and he showed how the concentration of General
Townshend’s force for the advance on Kut had been delayed
by the shortage of river transport. This telegram was at
once repeated to the
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
, who replied on the 30th,
saying that the vessels asked for by General Nixon would be
supplied as early as possible. This reply was passed on to
General Nixon.
The evidence given before the Mesopotamia Commission
shows that there was some delay in England, owing to various
reasons, and that orders were placed for the construction of
* The
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
had been asked by telegram on the 6th July to arrange
for these in England.
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The volume is the first volume of an official government publication compiled at the request of the Government of India, and under the direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence, by Brigadier-General Frederick James Moberly. The volume was printed and published at His Majesty's Stationery Office, London.
The contents provide a narrative of the operations of 1914-1918 in Mesopotamia, based mainly on official documents.
The volume is divided into two parts. The first part, entitled, 'Part I. Before the Outbreak of Hostilities', consists of the following five chapters:
- General Description of the Country
- The Turks in Mesopotamia
- British Pre-War Policy
- The Army in India and Pre-War Military Policy
- Inception of the Operations
The second part, entitled, 'Part II. The Campaign in Lower Mesopotamia', consists of the following seven chapters:
- The Landing in Mesopotamia of Force "D" and the Operations Leading to the Occupation of Basra
- The Occupation of Basra and the Capture of Qurna
- Commencement of the Turkish Counter-Offensive
- Development and Defeat of the Turkish Counter-Offensive
- Operations in Arabistan and the Capture of Amara
- Operations on the Euphrates and the Occupation of Nasiriya
- The battle of Kut and Occupation of Aziziya
The volume also includes nine maps, entitled:
- The Middle East
- Lower Mesopotamia
- Map 1 - To illustrate operations described in Chapter VI
- Map 2 - To illustrate fighting near Qurna
- Map 3 - To illustrate fighting round Shaiba
- Map 4 - To illustrate operations in Persian Arabistan
- Map 5 - To illustrate operations in the Akaika Channel 27th June to 5th July 1915
- Map 6 - To illustrate operations near Nasiriya 6th to 24th July 1915
- Map 7 - To illustrate the Battle of Kut 28th September 1915
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (223 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume contains a page of errata (folio 5), a list of contents (folios 6-8), a list of maps and illustrations (folio 9), appendices (folios 185v-192), an index (folios 192v-214v), and eight maps in a pocket attached to the inside back cover (folios 217-224).
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 225; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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